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The Next Round in the Virtualization Wars
GvG writes "After making Virtual Server available for free some time ago, Microsoft announced today it is offering Virtual PC as a free (as in beer) download. They also announced a change to the Vista license related to virtualization: Customers who deploy Windows Vista Enterprise have the ability to install up to four (4) copies of the operating system in a virtual machine for a single user on a single device. Even better, nothing in the license requires that Microsoft Virtualization technologies be used - if you want to use a competing product as your Virtualization solution, you still get the four extra licenses for use with VMs."
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"or for Mac users to run a Windows-only app and is exactly like running Windows on an actual PC."
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/downlo
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Systems Requirements
Virtual PC 2004 SP1 runs on: Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional or later, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or later.
I see no mention of a Mac operating system as a host.
personally I see no value in Virtual PC,
1) you need to run basically 2000 pro or XP pro (excludes 2003 server)
so you need a licience of an insecure OS that in the case of XP phones home everyday and apparently may or maynot decide to turn off with the genuine advantage program.
2)nice that the enterprise version (that would be the most expensive version of vista) now gives you four liciences for your virtual vista installs. however does that include cals to actually do any thing with this virtual os. as for resources surely vista as the most resource hungry os on x86 isnt going to be a good choice to run anything.
vmware on the otherhand runs on linux which is free and secure. The VM doesnt need admin rights to run.
you run what you want in the VM and you can choose a virtual os that isn't taking most of the resources just running the OS. The point of a Virtual OS isn't running an Os but an Application(s) in a Secure sandboxed environment.
vmware runs on windows too but why would you want to?
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"...but those of us with older (G3/G4/G5) macs are not in luck with this announcement."
Oh Yes, we are... we can't ruin our Macs with Windows...
and if you don't think so, why did you buy a Mac in the first place ?
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because for many people, like it or not, Windows is the only choice,
closer but not quite. most people run windows because it is shoved down their throat.
"Hey I just bought a new pc! I wonder what OS I want to install, HEY windows is already on this!"
RING,RING... "Tech support? what OS's can I run on this hardware?"
TEch: " Windows XX only. you will get NO hardware support if you run anything else."
aAnd therefore you have the nice hard shove of the windows XP/Vista/Loo edition down your throat.
I am not asking for OS support (Dell does not give you windows support outside of the "re-install windows" step.)
I am asking for hardware support and if you are running linux they WILL NOT support you or give you an RMA for a dead anything because their tech's scripts can not be followed. They simply hang up. The on-site techs to replace a fan in a laptop will walk away if they boot it and see Linux booting. "unsupported configuration" they call it.
That is the hard shove finally down the throat past your gag reflex.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.